Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5073
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5073
Surface-Water Quality in Rivers and Drainage Basins Discharging to the Southern
Part of Hood Canal, Mason and Kitsap Counties, Washington, 2004
Prepared in cooperation with the Hood Canal Dissolved Oxygen Program 
By L.M. Frans, A.J. Paulson, R. L. Huffman, and S.N. Osbourne
Table of Contents
Conversion Factors and Datum
Abstract
Introduction
Methods
Surface-Water Quality in Rivers and
Drainage Basins Discharging to the Southern Part of Hood Canal
Summary
References Cited
Figures
Figure 1. Location of study area and
surface-water-quality sampling sites, southern part of Hood Canal, Mason and
Kitsap Counties, Washington.
Figure 2. Discharge and concentrations
of major ions, dissolved oxygen, nutrients, organic carbon, and nitrogen isotope
of nitrate (δ15N) at Union River sampling sites during summer
base-flow conditions, southern part of Hood Canal, Mason and Kitsap Counties,
Washington, June 2004.
Figure 3. Discharge and concentrations
of major ions, dissolved oxygen, nutrients, organic carbon, and nitrogen isotope
of nitrate (δ15N) at Tahuya River sampling sites during
summer base-flow conditions, southern part of Hood Canal, Mason and Kitsap Counties,
Washington, July 2004.
Figure 4. Discharge and concentrations
of major ions, dissolved oxygen, nutrients, and organic carbon at Skokomish
River sampling sites during summer base-flow conditions, southern part of Hood
Canal, Mason and Kitsap Counties, Washington, July and August 2004.
Tables
Table 1. Field measurements and concentrations
of major ions, nutrients, organic carbon, suspended sediment, and nitrogen isotope
of nitrate (δ15N) collected at Union River sampling sites during summer base-flow
conditions, southern part of Hood Canal, Mason and Kitsap Counties, Washington,
June 2004.
Table 2. Field measurements and concentrations
of major ions, nutrients, organic carbon, suspended sediment, and nitrogen isotope
of nitrate (δ15N) collected at Tahuya River sampling sites during summer base-flow
conditions, southern part of Hood Canal, Mason and Kitsap Counties, Washington,
June 2004.
Table 3. Field measurements and concentrations
of major ions, nutrients, organic carbon, suspended sediment, and nitrogen isotope
of nitrate (δ15N) collected at Skokomish River sampling sites during summer
base-flow conditions, southern part of Hood Canal, Mason and Kitsap Counties,
Washington, July and August 2004.
Table 4. Field measurements and concentrations
of nutrients, organic carbon, and suspended-sediment collected at six sampling
sites during spring, southern part of Hood Canal, Mason County, Washington,
March 2004.
Table 5. Concentrations of major ions,
nutrients, organic carbon, and suspended sediment for quality-control samples
collected at river and stream sites during summer base-flow conditions and springtime
sampling, southern part of Hood Canal, Mason and Kitsap Counties, Washington.
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